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In honor of Independence Day, UNMC Today invited employees to submit information about immediate family members who are serving in a combat zone overseas.

Jul 2, 2004

Employees recognized at annual service awards

More than 300 UNMC employees were honored the evening of June 15, at the annual UNMC Service Awards Dinner. This includes employees with service of five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years during 2004. It also includes employees who have retired during the last year, as well as the Gold U award recipients for fiscal year 2003-2004.

Jul 1, 2004

Obesity during pregnancy threatens health of mother, fetus

The rising obesity rate in the United States is a risk to the health of pregnant women and their babies according to the March of Dimes. To help address the issue, the March of Dimes, Nebraska Chapter Wednesday announced it will take steps to educate women about the issue of obesity and the impact it has on the unborn fetus. Sportscaster and March of Dimes Trustee Greg Gumbel was at UNMC to help make the announcement.

Jul 1, 2004

A weekly IRB message — different agreements

Each Wednesday, UNMC Today features an informational article about changes affecting UNMC’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the research community. Today’s topic will cover Inter-Institutional Agreements and Non-Institutional Investigator Agreements.

Jun 30, 2004

UNMC strategically maps out future

Reaching a goal requires planning and, in its quest to become a world-renowned health sciences center, UNMC has adopted a strategic plan to guide those efforts.

Jun 30, 2004

Dr. Morris enjoys biomedical research career

UNMC is broadening the appeal of biomedical research to minorities. In conjunction, UNMC Today will introduce you to some of the undergraduates, postgraduates and investigators already working on campus. Today you’ll meet Chantey Morris, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow at Eppley Institute.

Jun 29, 2004

Study shows therapeutic promise for multiple sclerosis

It’s not a cure, but it is a step in the right direction. The results of a three-year study on the effects of autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) in four patients with advanced multiple sclerosis were published recently in the journal Multiple Sclerosis.

Jun 28, 2004

College of Pharmacy graduate honored

When Samuel Augustine, Pharm.D, first began pharmacy school in the late 1960s, there were only about 1,800 drugs on the market. Now that number approaches 10,000. That is just one of the many changes that has taken place in the world of pharmacy, said Dr. Augustine, who has been named the UNMC College of Pharmacy Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus.

Jun 25, 2004

New technology helps patients with inoperable tumors

The diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumor doesn’t have to mean certain death. A spinal tumor does not have to mean paralysis and a tumor that pushes on the auditory nerve doesn’t have to mean a life of silence. Instead, patients like 41-year-old Doug Reedy are finding options in technology, and hope at The Nebraska Medical Center. Click to learn more about the Novalis radiation therapy system, which became available to patients in May.

Jun 24, 2004

Rutar receives Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ Award

Frank Rutar is not a traffic cop, although he is always on ‘patrol.’ Rutar’s expertise is dealing with radioactive materials that are used for research or medical treatment. As UNMC’s chemical and safety radiation specialist, his role is to help UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, comply with the state’s radiation safety regulations, which fill a two-inch thick, yellow binder in Annex III.

Jun 24, 2004